Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2015, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (1): 58-68.doi: 10.1007/s11442-015-1153-3
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Zhengguo REN(), Mingjun ZHANG*(
), Shengjie WANG, Fang QIANG, Xiaofan ZHU, Lei DONG
Received:
2014-05-20
Accepted:
2014-06-15
Online:
2015-01-15
Published:
2015-01-15
Contact:
Mingjun ZHANG
E-mail:Georen@126.com;mjzhang2004@163.com
About author:
Author: Ren Zhengguo (1989-), MS Candidate, specialized in global change and sustainable development. E-mail:
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Zhengguo REN, Mingjun ZHANG, Shengjie WANG, Fang QIANG, Xiaofan ZHU, Lei DONG. Changes in daily extreme precipitation events in South China from 1961 to 2011[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2015, 25(1): 58-68.
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Table 1
Definition of precipitation indices in this study"
Index | Descriptive name | Definition | Units |
---|---|---|---|
RX5day | Maximum 5-day precipitation | Annual maximum consecutive 5-day precipitation | mm |
R95 | Very wet day precipitation | Annual total precipitation when RR>95th percentile of 1961-2011 daily rainfall | mm |
SDII | Simple daily intensity index | Average precipitation on wet days | mm·d-1 |
CWD | Consecutive wet days | Maximum number of consecutive wet days | d |
R20mm | Very heavy precipitation days | Annual count of days when RR≥20 mm | d |
Table 3
Correlation coefficients of precipitation indices in South China during 1961-2011"
Annual precipitation | RX5day | R95 | CWD | R20mm | SDII | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Annual precipitation | 1 | |||||
RX5day | 0.492** | 1 | ||||
R95 | 0.731** | 0.709** | 1 | |||
CWD | 0.412** | 0.261 | 0.115 | 1 | ||
R20mm | 0.937** | 0.508** | 0.839** | 0.299* | 1 | |
SDII | 0.565** | 0.570** | 0.887** | 0.021 | 0.769** | 1 |
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